CAA Volleyball Weekly Awards – Sept. 12
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 12, 2022) – The Colonial Athletic Association has announced its weekly awards for volleyball following the final weekend of non-conference play. Delaware’s Lani Mason earned CAA Offensive Player of the Week, and Towson’s Lydia Wiers garnered CAA Defensive Player of the Week honors. Ryann Love of William & Mary was named CAA Rookie of the Week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lani Mason, Delaware
Senior | Outside Hitter | Chester, Va. / Matoaca
Mason was named the MVP at the Winthrop Tournament, recording 6.33 kills per set on a .330 hitting percentage while adding 2.56 digs per set to lead Delaware to a 3-0 weekend without dropping a set. Mason opened the tournament with 18 kills, posting a .429 hitting percentage, adding six digs and two blocks against Wyoming. She followed the performance with 19 kills, hitting .343 and recording eight digs with three blocks versus Winthrop; before concluding the weekend with a 20-kill, nine-dig performance against Davidson. Mason has recorded double-digit kills in every match this season and leads the CAA in total kills (154) and kills per set (5.13).
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Lydia Wiers, Towson
Senior | Middle Blocker | Willard, Ohio / Willard HS
Wiers recorded 14 blocks, 1.40 per set, helping Towson extend its winning streak to 10 matches after a 3-0 weekend. The senior middle blocker matched a team-high for the Tigers, who averaged 3.30 blocks per set as a team at the Panther Challenge. In the weekend finale, Wiers tallied six blocks, helping Towson out block No. 7 Pittsburgh 16-3 as the Tigers earned their first win over a ranked team in program history. Wiers recorded at least four blocks in all three matches over the weekend and has at least four blocks in eight straight matches. She also added 12 kills and six digs to round out her performance last week.
ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Ryann Love, William & Mary
Freshman | Middle Blocker | Chesapeake, Va. / Hickory HS
Love tallied 18 kills on a blistering .739 hitting percentage, along with 10 blocks in a 2-0 weekend for William & Mary. On Friday, the freshman middle blocker recorded 10 kills on 13 swings without an error, hitting .769 with one block in a straight-set victory over Maryland Eastern Shore. She concluded the weekend with eight kills and nine blocks while swinging .700 in a reverse sweep against George Mason. The nine blocks were the most by a William & Mary freshman since 2017.
2022 CAA VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARD WINNERS
Offensive Player of the Week
Aug. 29: Naiya Sawtelle, North Carolina A&T
Sept. 5: Nina Cajic, Towson
Sept. 12: Lani Mason, Delaware
Defensive Player of the Week
Aug. 29: Jordan Gower, Elon
Sept. 5: Kayla Martin, Northeastern
Sept. 12: Lydia Wiers, Towson
Rookie of the Week
Aug. 29: Kali Moore, Stony Brook
Sept. 5: Sarah Callender, William & Mary
Sept. 12: Ryann Love, William & Mary
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